The familiar sights and sounds it part of the fabric of the Romeo community will return for the 83rd annual Romeo Peach Festival this Labor Day weekend, Aug. 28 through Sept. 1.

There are few changes in store for this year, as well as mainstay events and rides that have been part of the festival for years.

The Fly-In Breakfast that used to take place at the Romeo Airport on Sunday morning was shifted last year to the Capital Banquet Center on 31 Mile Road.

The newly named Farmers Breakfast had been a staple at the airport for years, but the hangar where it was being staged was torn down.

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Breakfast organizer Betty Bucsek said the banquet center is now the permanent home for the breakfast, which takes place from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday.

“We drew over 1,000 last year and we are expecting more this year,” she said.

There will a flag-raising ceremony at 8 a.m. involving a long list of groups, including divisions of the Macomb County Sheriff’s Department and the Romeo High School Byting Bulldogs. The Michigan Vietnam Veterans Traveling Memorial will also be on hand.

The main event on opening day will be the 22nd annual 10K/5K races, set to start out at Romeo High School at 6:45 p.m. Racers will finish on Morton Street.

When the race began over 20 years ago there were only 38 runners. Rich Pfieffer, organizer of the event, said 521 runners participated last year.

Pfieffer was also named the grand marshal for the Peach Festival Floral Parade.

The Mid-America Shows carnival will also open Thursday. There will be a four-man golf scramble at Bruce Hills on Friday and free shuttle service will be available over the weekend.

A newer part of the festival will return to continue helping the community.

The Peach Fest Craft Show/Farmers Market and Business Expo will return for its third year and run from Saturday through Monday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Croswell Center.

Last year over 100 vendors took part in the show, and organizer Lynne Walker of the Romeo-Washington-Bruce Parks and Recreation Department said they are nearing the same number for this year.

The main asset of the show, along with its variety, is that all proceeds benefit local organizations.

“All the proceeds generated from this show go directly back into the community,” Walker said.

There will be a shift in the location of the Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning.

The market that is usually set up in the village park has been moved to the corner of Bailey and Lafayette streets to accommodate another Parks and Recreation staple: Kidsfest.

There will be no bike races as there have been in years past, but there will be a bike and stuffed animal decorating contest, several different kids’ races and a pie-eating contest. The Macomb Children’s Chorus will be on hand, as will Rosco the Clown.

Events kick off at the park at 8:30 a.m. and run through the afternoon.

Sunday night wraps up with bed races, the Romeo Lion’s Car show and charity cruise, and the nighttime Mummer’s Parade.

Streets will be shut down at 6:30 p.m. as beds and floats take to the streets.

This year there will be cash prizes awarded for the bed races, as well at the nighttime parade.

The theme for this year’s bed race is “rock and roll.” There is no charge for the event.

The race starts at Newberry Street at 7 p.m. and ends at Washington Street.

There will be a new staging area for the hundreds of cars participating in the Romeo Lion’s Car Show and Charity Cruise also set for Saturday night.

Since the former Kmart parking lot is under construction, people bringing out their classic cars will meet at the new Macomb County Road Commission building on 31 Mile Road, east of the Van Dyke expressway.

People looking to participate in the car show or charity cruise will not need to pay an entry fee to enter.

Another tradition in the works again this year is the children’s parade in downtown Romeo at 10 a.m. on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. Organizers Sally and Peter Orlando saw “roughly 35” entrants pull their ideas together last year, and with just under a month before this year’s event they know it will again be a last-minute project.

The winners of the children’s parade will have the option to be a part of the Peach Festival Floral Parade, which kicks off at 1:30 p.m.

Parade organizer Grace Vinet said there will be over 100 entries into the parade, as well as 12 bands taking to the streets of Romeo. The parade includes a variety of entries from local fire departments, the military, commercial and non-commercial businesses, and the Shriners.

Staging for the Floral Parade will take place in the Sheena’s Market parking lot.

Both Orlando and Vinet said they are looking for judges for each parade, and are soliciting interest from the public to fill in.

A full schedule of times, locations and registration forms can be found at peachfestromeo.com